English
Sudd
Sudd comes from Arabic سد ‘to close up, to seal off’.
- Arabicc. 500–presentسد‘to close up, to seal off’
- EnglishtodaySudd
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentسد‘to close up, to seal off’
- EnglishtodaySudd
Every English word from Arabic سد
Today it means
name A swamp in South Sudan, drained by the White Nile.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic سد / Sudd